Unit Name: | Scanian Hussar Regiment |
Native Name: | Skånska husarregementet |
Dates: | 1658–1709, 1709–1927 |
Country: | Sweden |
Allegiance: | Swedish Armed Forces |
Branch: | Swedish Army |
Type: | Cavalry |
Size: | Regiment |
Command Structure: | 1st Military District (1833–1893) 1st Army Division (1893–1901) I Army Division (1902–1927) |
Garrison: | Helsingborg |
Colors: | Light blue |
Colours Label: | --> |
March: | "Skånska husarregementets marsch" (unknown) |
Battle Honours: | Landskrona (1677), Pultusk (1703), Posen (1704), Fraustadt (1706) |
Notable Commanders: | Georg Henrik Lybecker |
Identification Symbol Label: | Shoulder sleeve insignia m/1906 |
The Scanian Hussar Regiment (Swedish: Skånska husarregementet, K 5) was a Swedish Army cavalry unit which operated in various forms the years 1658–1709 and 1709–1927.
Regimental commanders from 1658 to 1927.
Name | Translation | From | To | ||
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Kungl. Skånska kavalleriregementet | Royal Scanian Cavalry Regiment | 1658-05-21 | – | 1676 | |
Kungl. Norra skånska kavalleriregementet | Royal Northern Scanian Cavalry Regiment | 1676-??-?? | – | 1801-06-04 | |
Kungl. Skånska linjedragonregementet | Royal Scanian Line Dragoon Regiment | 1801-06-05 | – | 1807-05-31 | |
Kungl. Skånska husarregementet | Royal Scanian Hussar Regiment | 1807-06-01 | – | 1927-12-31 | |
Designation | From | To | |||
No. 5 | 1816-10-01 | – | 1914 | ||
K 5 | 1914-10-14 | – | 1927-12-31 | ||
Location | From | To | |||
Tomarps Kungsgård Castle | 1804-??-?? | – | 1858-??-?? | ||
Herrevad Abbey | 1858-??-?? | – | 1897-10-31 | ||
Helsingborg Garrison | 1897-11-01 | – | 1927-12-31 |